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#DF97DA

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #DF97DA

#DF97DA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 59% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 11.7), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #97DF9C (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green151
Blue218

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.7
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 13.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 19.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DF97DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DF97DA.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DF97DA.
9.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF97DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF97DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#94A9DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5B3D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E49CAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF97DA?

#DF97DA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 59% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DF97DA?

Use black text. Black on #DF97DA has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF97DA?

Its complementary colour is #97DF9C, and analogous partners are #C097DF and #DF97B6.